Craftsman 247.799892 manual Customer Responsibilities, To Stop Engine, Choke, Maintenance Schedule

•Attach spark plug wire and rubber boot to spark plug if necessary. See figure 8.

•Place the throttle control lever in FAST position. See figure 9.

•Move choke lever to CHOKE position.

•Grasp starter handle (see figure 9) and pull rope out slowly until engine reaches start of compres- sion cycle (rope will pull slightly harder at this point). Let the rope rewind slowly.

NOTE: A noise will be heard when finding the start of the compression cycle. This noise is caused by the flails and fingers which are part of the shredding mech- anism falling into place, and should be expected. In addition, the flails and fingers will be noisy after the engine is started, until the impeller reaches full speed.

•Pull rope with a rapid, continuous, full arm stroke. Keep a firm grip on start handle. Let rope rewind

slowly. Do not let starter handle snap back against starter.

•Repeat preceding two instructions until engine fires. When engine starts, move choke lever on engine halfway between CHOKE and RUN.

NOTE" If engine does not fire after three attempts, move choke lever halfway between CHOKE and RUN position and try again. See figure 9.

Choke

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FIGURE 9.

•Move throttle control to IDLE position for a few min- utes warm-up. Move choke lever to RUN position as engine warms up.

NOTE: In order to idle smoothly, a new engine may require 3 to 5 minutes running above slow idle speed. Idle speed has been adjusted to be correct after this break-in period.

TO STOP ENGINE

•Move throttle control lever to OFF position. See fig- ure 4.

•Disconnect spark plug wire and move away from spark plug to prevent accidental starting while equipment is unattended.

CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES

MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
FILL IN DATES
AS YOU COMPLETE
REGULAR SERVICE					/	_#" SERVICE DATES
	Oil Pivot		Points			4
O	Clean	Shredder		_J
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	Check	Engine Oil		_i
	Change		Engine Oil	_J	_J
	Service		Air Cleaner		_J
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	Clean	Engine Cylinder			q	_/
	Spark	Plug			q	_/
	Muffler
CHECK

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